Recognised as Colour

#CF0026

#CF0026
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#CF0026 is a red with RGB values 207, 0, 38 and HSL 349°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#CF0026#CF0026

HEX#CF0026

RGBrgb(207, 0, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0, 0.149

RGB percentages81.2%, 0%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(349, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 81.6%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,565,990

CSS custom property--colour: #CF0026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#30FFD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554D24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#82741Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original

Tritanopia#E50017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9 Firebrick · ΔE 14.3 Tomato · ΔE 22.4 Brown · ΔE 23 Dark red · ΔE 23.6 Maroon · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00CFA9

Analogous#CF008E, #CF4200

Triadic#26CF00, #0026CF

Split complementary#00CF42, #008ECF

Tetradic#8DCF00, #00CFA9, #4100CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF9CAE

Lighter +30%#FF6985

Lighter +20%#FF365B

Lighter +10%#FF0331

Darker −10%#9C001D

Darker −20%#690013

Darker −30%#36000A

Darker −40%#030001

More saturated +25%#CF0026

Less saturated −25%#B51A36

Channel breakdown

R207

B38

Red207 (81.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue348.99°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G 00 · B 26

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